What is 40/47 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/47 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/47 simplified to lowest terms is 40/47

40

/

47

=

40

/

47

The fraction 40/47 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 40 and denominator 47 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 40/47 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/47 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [47].

GCF of 40 and 47 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [47] by the GCF [1].

40 ÷ 1

/

47 ÷ 1

=

40

/

47

Simplifying Fraction 40/47 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/47 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [47].

Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5

Prime Factors of 47: 47

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

/

47

=

40

/

47

Simplifying Fraction 40/47 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [47] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (40/47) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/32	5/4
40/33	40/33
40/34	20/17
40/35	8/7
40/36	10/9
40/37	40/37
40/38	20/19
40/39	40/39
40/40	1/1
40/41	40/41
40/42	20/21
40/43	40/43
40/44	10/11
40/45	8/9
40/46	20/23
40/47	40/47
40/48	5/6 (⅚)
40/49	40/49
40/50	4/5 (⅘)
40/51	40/51
40/52	10/13
40/53	40/53
40/54	20/27
40/55	8/11
40/56	5/7
40/57	40/57
40/58	20/29
40/59	40/59
40/60	2/3 (⅔)
40/61	40/61

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/47) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

40/47 Simplified